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'''Eliseo Rodríguez Delgado''' (born May 24, 1946) is a Puerto Rican former ] ]. He played in ] (MLB) from 1968 to 1976 for the ], ], ], ], and ]. '''Eliseo Rodríguez Delgado''' (born May 24, 1946) is a Puerto Rican former ] ]. He played in ] (MLB) from 1968 to 1976 for the ], ], ], ], and ].


==Career== == Early life ==
Rodriguez was born on May 24, 1946, in ]. His family moved to ] in 1953, growing up within walking distance of ]. His boyhood idol was Yankee's catcher ]. He was an amateur boxer as a teenager. Rodriguez attended ] in the ], graduating in 1964.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Schmitt |first=Steven |title=Ellie Rodriguez, Society for American Baseball Research |url=https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/ellie-rodriguez/ |website=SABR.org}}</ref>
⚫ His professional baseball career began in 1964 when he was signed by the ] as an amateur free agent.<ref name=br>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/r/rodriel01.shtml|title=Ellie Rodriguez Statistics|publisher=Baseball-Reference.com|accessdate=2008-04-19}}</ref> He spent the 1964 in the rookie and A-class ] teams of the Athletics.<ref name=tbc>{{cite web|url=http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/R/Ellie-Rodriguez.shtml |title=Ellie Rodriguez Statistics |publisher=The Baseball Cube |accessdate=2008-04-19 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081006211542/http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/R/Ellie-Rodriguez.shtml |archivedate=2008-10-06 }}</ref> at the end of the season, on November 30, 1964, he was drafted by the New York Yankees from the Athletics in the 1964 first-year player draft.<ref name=br/> Rodríguez spent the next few years moving up the Yankees farm system, eventually making it to the AAA-level ] in 1967.<ref name=tbc/> A year later, Rodríguez made his major league debut for the Yankees.


==Baseball career==
⚫ Rodríguez debuted for the Yankees on May 26, 1968 against the ].<ref name=br/> He played nine games over the course of the season while also spending time in Syracuse as well. On October 15, 1968, Rodríguez was drafted by the Kansas City Royals from the New York Yankees as the 13th pick in the ].<ref name=br/> In his first season with the expansion Royals, he made his first ], though he did not play in the game.<ref name=br/> He finished the season with a batting average of .236 in 95 games. The following season he split time at catcher with ]. At the end of the ] on February 2, 1971, the Royals traded Rodríguez to the Milwaukee Brewers for ].<ref name=br/>


=== Minor league ===
He regained his starting role as the ] began. Rodríguez played 115 games in 1971, yet only had a batting average of .210.<ref name=br/> He played 116 games the following season en route to his second all-star game, which he also did not play in. He finished the season with a career high batting average of .285 and over 100 hits.<ref name=br/> After splitting time at catcher with ] the following season, Rodríguez was traded on October 22, 1973. He was traded to the California Angels with ], ], ], and Gary Ryerson for ], ], ], ], and cash.<ref name=br/>
⚫ His professional baseball career began in 1964 when he was signed by the ] as an amateur free agent after graduating from James Monroe High School.<ref name=br>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/r/rodriel01.shtml|title=Ellie Rodriguez Statistics|publisher=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=2008-04-19}}</ref><ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Ellie Rodriguez Trades and Transactions by Baseball Almanac |url=https://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/trades.php?p=rodriel01 |access-date=2024-12-20 |website=www.baseball-almanac.com}}</ref> He spent the 1964 season in the rookie and ] ] teams of the Athletics, playing ].<ref name=tbc>{{cite web|url=http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/R/Ellie-Rodriguez.shtml |title=Ellie Rodriguez Statistics |publisher=The Baseball Cube |access-date=2008-04-19 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081006211542/http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/R/Ellie-Rodriguez.shtml |archive-date=2008-10-06 }}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Ellie Rodríguez Minor, Mexican & Independent Leagues Statistics |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=rodrig002eli |access-date=2024-12-20 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> At the end of the season, on November 30, 1964, he was drafted by the New York Yankees from the Athletics in the 1964 first-year player draft.<ref name=br/><ref name=":1" /> Rodríguez spent the next few years moving up the Yankees farm system, eventually making it to the ] ] in 1967.<ref name=tbc/><ref name=":2" /> In 1966, he was named to the ] All-Star team with the ] ].<ref name=":0" /> In 1968, Rodríguez made his major league debut for the Yankees.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=Ellie Rodríguez Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/rodriel01.shtml |access-date=2024-12-20 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref>


=== Major league ===
Rodríguez ended up having a breakout year in 1974. He had a ] of .992, played a career high 140 games, and hit a career high seven ]s.<ref name=br/> During the ], Rodríguez tied an ] record with 19 ]s in a nine-inning game and set another with 21 in an extra-inning game.<ref name=bl>{{cite web|url=http://www.baseballlibrary.com/ballplayers/player.php?name=Ellie_Rodriguez_1946 |title=The Ballplayers - Ellie Rodriguez |publisher=BaseballLibrary.com |accessdate=2008-04-24 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604124832/http://www.baseballlibrary.com/ballplayers/player.php?name=Ellie_Rodriguez_1946 |archivedate=2011-06-04 }}</ref> The following season, he played 90 games as catcher, and caught ]'s fourth ].<ref name=bl/> On March 31, 1976, he was traded by the California Angels to the Los Angeles Dodgers for ] and cash, and spent one season with the Dodgers before being released on May 2, 1977.<ref name=br/>
⚫ Rodríguez debuted for the Yankees on May 26, 1968, against the ], starting at catcher.<ref name="br" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Chicago White Sox vs New York Yankees Box Score: May 26, 1968 |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/NYA/NYA196805261.shtml |access-date=2024-12-20 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> He played nine games over the course of the season while also spending time in Syracuse as well, where he had a .291 ].<ref name=":2" /> On October 15, 1968, Rodríguez was drafted by the Kansas City Royals from the New York Yankees as the 13th pick in the ].<ref name=br/><ref name=":1" /> In his first season with the expansion Royals (1969), he made his first ], though he did not play in the game.<ref name=br/><ref>{{Cite web |title=1969 All-Star Game Box Score, July 23 |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/allstar/1969-allstar-game.shtml |access-date=2024-12-20 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> He finished the season with a batting average of .236 in 95 games.<ref name=":3" /> The following season he split time at catcher with ].<ref>{{Cite web |title=1970 Kansas City Royals Statistics |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/KCR/1970.shtml |access-date=2024-12-20 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref>


On February 2, 1971, after the end of the ], the Royals traded Rodríguez to the Milwaukee Brewers for ].<ref name=br/><ref name=":1" /> He regained his starting role as the ] began. Rodríguez played 115 games in 1971, yet only had a batting average of .210.<ref name=br/><ref name=":3" /> He played 116 games the following season en route to his second all-star game, which he also did not play in.<ref>{{Cite web |title=1972 All-Star Game Box Score, July 25 |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/allstar/1972-allstar-game.shtml |access-date=2024-12-20 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> He finished the season with a career high batting average of .285 and over 100 hits.<ref name=br/><ref name=":3" />
Rodríguez is now a player development consultant for The ] and is in charge of scouting Latin America for the league.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.atlanticleague.com/atl-about.php |title=The Atlantic League of Professional Baseball |accessdate=2008-04-24 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080430021231/http://www.atlanticleague.com/atl-about.php |archivedate=2008-04-30 }}</ref>

He was later announced as manager for the 2018 ], a traveling team that will temporarily replace the folded ] in the ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://atlanticleague.com/about/press-releases/?article_id=889|title=Road Warriors Coaching Staff Announced|publisher=Atlantic League of Professional Baseball|accessdate=February 8, 2018}}</ref>
After splitting time at catcher with ] the following season,<ref>{{Cite web |title=1973 Milwaukee Brewers Statistics |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/MIL/1973.shtml |access-date=2024-12-20 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> Rodríguez was involved in a nine-player transaction when he was sent along with ], ], ] and ] from the Brewers to the ] for ], ], ], ] and cash on October 23, 1973.<ref> Retrieved November 28, 2020</ref><ref name=":1" /> Rodríguez ended up having a breakout year in 1974. He had a ] of .992, played a career high 140 games, and hit a career high seven ]s.<ref name=br/><ref name=":3" />

During the ], Rodríguez tied an ] record with 19 ]s in a nine-inning game and set another with 21 in an extra-inning game, while catching in games pitched by ].<ref name="bl">{{cite web|url=https://baseballbiography.com/ellie-rodriguez-1946 |title=The Ballplayers - Ellie Rodriguez |publisher=baseballbiography.com |access-date=2008-04-24 }}</ref> He also led the league in putouts by a catcher, throwing out attempted base stealers (with 10 more than the next closest catcher), and tied ] for the league lead in assists by catchers.<ref>{{Cite web |title=1974 American League Fielding Leaders |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/AL/1974-fielding-leaders.shtml |access-date=2024-12-20 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> The following season (1975), he played 90 games as catcher, and caught ]'s fourth ].<ref name="bl" /><ref name=":3" />

On March 31, 1976, he was traded by the California Angels to the Los Angeles Dodgers for ] and cash,<ref name=":1" /> and spent one season with the Dodgers, starting only 21 games, before being released on May 2, 1977.<ref name=br/><ref name=":1" /><ref name=":3" /> He started the 1977 season on the disabled list after breaking his collar bone during winter ball in Puerto Rico, and did not play major league baseball again.<ref name=":0" />

=== Post major league ===
In 1977, the Pittsburgh Pirates signed Rodriguez to play Triple-A minor league baseball with their affiliate the ], where he played 49 games.<ref name=":2" /> He played and/or managed in ] baseball from 1978 to 1982.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":2" /> He managed the Triple-A ] team in 1985.<ref name=":2" />

Rodríguez became a player development consultant for The ] and in charge of scouting Latin America for the league.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.atlanticleague.com/atl-about.php |title=The Atlantic League of Professional Baseball |access-date=2008-04-24 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080430021231/http://www.atlanticleague.com/atl-about.php |archive-date=2008-04-30 }}</ref><ref name=":0" /> He was later announced as manager for the 2018 ], a traveling team that temporarily replaced the folded ] in the ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://atlanticleague.com/about/press-releases/?article_id=889|title=Road Warriors Coaching Staff Announced|publisher=Atlantic League of Professional Baseball|access-date=February 8, 2018}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> He has also been a coach at the Roosevelt Baseball School in ], teaching baseball fundamentals to children from ages 6 to 18.<ref name=":0" />


==See also== ==See also==
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Puerto Rican baseball player and manager (born 1946)

Baseball player
Ellie Rodríguez
Catcher
Born: (1946-05-24) May 24, 1946 (age 78)
Fajardo, Puerto Rico
Batted: RightThrew: Right
MLB debut
May 26, 1968, for the New York Yankees
Last MLB appearance
October 3, 1976, for the Los Angeles Dodgers
MLB statistics
Batting average.245
Home runs16
Runs batted in203
Stats at Baseball Reference Edit this at Wikidata
Teams
Career highlights and awards

Eliseo Rodríguez Delgado (born May 24, 1946) is a Puerto Rican former professional baseball catcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1968 to 1976 for the New York Yankees, Kansas City Royals, Milwaukee Brewers, California Angels, and Los Angeles Dodgers.

Early life

Rodriguez was born on May 24, 1946, in Fajardo, Puerto Rico. His family moved to New York City in 1953, growing up within walking distance of Yankee Stadium. His boyhood idol was Yankee's catcher Yogi Berra. He was an amateur boxer as a teenager. Rodriguez attended James Monroe High School in the Bronx, New York, graduating in 1964.

Baseball career

Minor league

His professional baseball career began in 1964 when he was signed by the Kansas City Athletics as an amateur free agent after graduating from James Monroe High School. He spent the 1964 season in the rookie and A-class Minor league baseball teams of the Athletics, playing catcher. At the end of the season, on November 30, 1964, he was drafted by the New York Yankees from the Athletics in the 1964 first-year player draft. Rodríguez spent the next few years moving up the Yankees farm system, eventually making it to the AAA-level Syracuse Chiefs in 1967. In 1966, he was named to the Southern League All-Star team with the Double-A Columbus (Georgia) Confederate Yankees. In 1968, Rodríguez made his major league debut for the Yankees.

Major league

Rodríguez debuted for the Yankees on May 26, 1968, against the Chicago White Sox, starting at catcher. He played nine games over the course of the season while also spending time in Syracuse as well, where he had a .291 batting average. On October 15, 1968, Rodríguez was drafted by the Kansas City Royals from the New York Yankees as the 13th pick in the 1968 MLB expansion draft. In his first season with the expansion Royals (1969), he made his first all-star appearance, though he did not play in the game. He finished the season with a batting average of .236 in 95 games. The following season he split time at catcher with Ed Kirkpatrick.

On February 2, 1971, after the end of the 1970 Kansas City Royals season, the Royals traded Rodríguez to the Milwaukee Brewers for Carl Taylor. He regained his starting role as the 1971 Milwaukee Brewers season began. Rodríguez played 115 games in 1971, yet only had a batting average of .210. He played 116 games the following season en route to his second all-star game, which he also did not play in. He finished the season with a career high batting average of .285 and over 100 hits.

After splitting time at catcher with Darrell Porter the following season, Rodríguez was involved in a nine-player transaction when he was sent along with Ollie Brown, Joe Lahoud, Skip Lockwood and Gary Ryerson from the Brewers to the California Angels for Steve Barber, Clyde Wright, Ken Berry, Art Kusnyer and cash on October 23, 1973. Rodríguez ended up having a breakout year in 1974. He had a fielding percentage of .992, played a career high 140 games, and hit a career high seven home runs.

During the 1974 California Angels season, Rodríguez tied an American League record with 19 putouts in a nine-inning game and set another with 21 in an extra-inning game, while catching in games pitched by Nolan Ryan. He also led the league in putouts by a catcher, throwing out attempted base stealers (with 10 more than the next closest catcher), and tied Thurman Munson for the league lead in assists by catchers. The following season (1975), he played 90 games as catcher, and caught Nolan Ryan's fourth no-hitter.

On March 31, 1976, he was traded by the California Angels to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Orlando Alvarez and cash, and spent one season with the Dodgers, starting only 21 games, before being released on May 2, 1977. He started the 1977 season on the disabled list after breaking his collar bone during winter ball in Puerto Rico, and did not play major league baseball again.

Post major league

In 1977, the Pittsburgh Pirates signed Rodriguez to play Triple-A minor league baseball with their affiliate the Columbus Clippers, where he played 49 games. He played and/or managed in Mexican League baseball from 1978 to 1982. He managed the Triple-A Cafeteros de Córdoba team in 1985.

Rodríguez became a player development consultant for The Atlantic League of Professional Baseball and in charge of scouting Latin America for the league. He was later announced as manager for the 2018 Road Warriors, a traveling team that temporarily replaced the folded Bridgeport Bluefish in the Atlantic League. He has also been a coach at the Roosevelt Baseball School in San Juan, teaching baseball fundamentals to children from ages 6 to 18.

See also

References

  1. ^ Schmitt, Steven. "Ellie Rodriguez, Society for American Baseball Research". SABR.org.
  2. ^ "Ellie Rodriguez Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved April 19, 2008.
  3. ^ "Ellie Rodriguez Trades and Transactions by Baseball Almanac". www.baseball-almanac.com. Retrieved December 20, 2024.
  4. ^ "Ellie Rodriguez Statistics". The Baseball Cube. Archived from the original on October 6, 2008. Retrieved April 19, 2008.
  5. ^ "Ellie Rodríguez Minor, Mexican & Independent Leagues Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved December 20, 2024.
  6. ^ "Ellie Rodríguez Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved December 20, 2024.
  7. "Chicago White Sox vs New York Yankees Box Score: May 26, 1968". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved December 20, 2024.
  8. "1969 All-Star Game Box Score, July 23". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved December 20, 2024.
  9. "1970 Kansas City Royals Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved December 20, 2024.
  10. "1972 All-Star Game Box Score, July 25". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved December 20, 2024.
  11. "1973 Milwaukee Brewers Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved December 20, 2024.
  12. Fletcher, Walter R. "People in Sports: Cubs' Jenkins in Texas Livery?" The New York Times, Wednesday, October 24, 1973. Retrieved November 28, 2020
  13. ^ "The Ballplayers - Ellie Rodriguez". baseballbiography.com. Retrieved April 24, 2008.
  14. "1974 American League Fielding Leaders". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved December 20, 2024.
  15. "The Atlantic League of Professional Baseball". Archived from the original on April 30, 2008. Retrieved April 24, 2008.
  16. "Road Warriors Coaching Staff Announced". Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. Retrieved February 8, 2018.

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